Coin-operated vending-machine.



No. 840,513.- l TATNNTND JAN. 8,1907. J. W. PATTERSON.

COIN OPBRATED VBNDING MACHINE. APLIGATION I-'ILED AIILZG, 1905.

2 SHEETS-,SHEET 1.

. I* 5 A @NX um I' :HE nomas PETER: cox, wAsHlNGToN, D. c,

m. 340,513. PATENTED JAN. a, 1907;

J. w. PATTERSON. com OPERATBD VBNDING MACHINE.

APELIGATION FILED APR.26,1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.2

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

COIN-OPERATED VENDING-IVIAGHINE.

No. 840,513.l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

Application filed April 26, 1905. Serial No. 257,425.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES W. PATTERSON, of the city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Coin Operated 'Vendin Machines, of which the following is a speci cation.

My invention has reference to coin-operated vending-machines; and it consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the followings ecification and shown in the accompanying rawings, which form a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a duplex case or boX containing independent compartments adapted to contain articles,

combined with a hand-operated coin-con trolled lock common to both of the compart- ,ments, whereby either may be opened at one time and both opened successively by the same unlocking mechanism.

My invention consists of a case having two compartments and means for retaining articles to be vended within said compartments, combined with a coinfcontrolled lock for unlocking either of the Vcompartments separately or both in succession.

More specifically, my invention embodies a single case having two compartments, each provided with an independent lid combined with a locking-plate adapted to lock both lids and to unlock one of them by being shifted in one direction and then unlock the other by being shifted in the opposite direction, and coin-controlled hand-operated devices for shifting said locking-plate.

My invention also includes details of construction which, together with the features above specified, will be 'better understood by reference to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved vending-machine with the front portion removed to show the coin-controlled locking and unlocking` mechanism. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 of the machine. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of locking-plate, lids, and coinmoving disk. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the machine looking` from the front, taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

A is the case of the machine and is formed into the two compartments S S, preferably open at the top and normally closed by lids B B which are hinged at the rear and adapted to be locked at the front when in closed position. The compartments are respectively provided With lifting-frames C C', upon which theboXes of confections or other articles rest and by which they are elevated a short distance above the case where the lid is released. These frames C C are pressed upward by springs D D. This general con# struction of the box is that which I prefer in commercial use of my invention; but I do not confine myself to any particular construction of these parts, as my invention is more especially directed to the locking and unlocking mechanism now to be described.

E is a transversely-movable locking-plate guided in a transverse recess E in the frame and is provided with two locking-bolts G G', pointing in opposite directions, and two projections e e, against which the coin is forced to move the plate. ,A The locking-bolts G G respectively engage the has s E F of the two lids B B to hold them in ocked position. When the plate E is moved to the right, it releases the lid B of the compartment S and when moved lto the left it releases the lid B of the compartment S. It cannot release both lids at the same time nor with one deposit of coin.

The coin is deposited in the coin-slot I-I in l the plate I and descends into a recess r in the coin-disk R of the lock, said disk being secured to a handle or knob T at the front of the boX. By rotating the disk R the coin is forced against the projection e or e, accord.- ingl to the direction the handle is turned, with the result that the lockingplate E is moved to the right or left, as desired. After the coin has moved the plate E it drops into the coinslot J and passes downward to the dischargeslot K, where it is held by the retainer L. When it is to be discharged, the retainer is moved backward against the spring M by a lever N, operated by a suitable key inserted in the slot O in the frame I. Any other suitable retainer or receiver for the coin may be employed, if desired. When the lids havebeen unlocked, the locking-plate E may be moved back into locking position by a key inserted in the sides through the slots P P. If only one lid has been released, then it is only necessary to move the plate E back to the medial position to lock both lids; but where both lids have been released then the plate E must be moved fully in one direction to lock one lid and then in the opposite direction to the medial posi- IOO tion to lock the other lid'and without unlocking the first locked lid. I therefore prefer to employ two key-slots P P opening from opposite ends of the plate E.

I have shown a simple form oi coin-controlled lock adapted for exposition of my invention, but I do not restrict myself to any details of construction or type of lock when considering theinvention in its generic aspect, as my invention comprehends, broadly, the employment'of a single coin-controlled device for unlocking the two compartments separably and successively.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In avending-machine the combination of la case having two compartments, separate retaining vmeans for each compartment for retaining the vendible articles within said compartments, and a coin-controlled locking device having a single coin-slot, movable locking parts for each retaining means adapted" to normally lock both of the retaining means and to unlock either of them separately andboth successively upon the introduction of two successive coins and a handoperated part to receive the coins and move themto operate the movable locking parts.

2. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case having two compartments, separate lids for each of the compartments both capableof being open at the same time, and a coin-controlled locking device common to both compartments having a rotary handoperated part for unlocking either of the lids separately and both successively.

3. In a vending-machine, the combination ofia case having two compartments, separate lids for-each ofthe compartments, a coin-controlled locking device common to both compartments for unlocking either of the lids separately and both successively, consisting ofa sliding locking-plate having two lockingbolts pointing in opposite directions and adapted to engage the lids, and a hand-operated coin-disk for receiving the coin and forcing it' against the sliding locking-plate to move it in either direction to bring either of the bolts desired into action.

4. In a vending-machine, the combination of a case having two compartments, separate lids for each of the compartments, a coin-controlled locking device common to both compartments for unlocking either of the lids separately and both. successively, consisting of a sliding locking-plate having two lockingbolts pointing in opposite directions and adapted to engage the lids and also two projections against which the coin is forced, and a hand-operated coin-disk for receiving the coin and forcing it against the sliding locking-plate to move it in either direction to bring either of the bolts desired into action said disk being located between the two projections and having a notch in its periphery to receive the coin and by which it is conveyed against either projection of the sliding plate.

5. In a vending-machine two movable parts adapted to be locked in position to retain independent vendible articles and both adapted to remain unlocked at the same time, in combination witha coin-controlled lock having a rotary hand-operated part common to both oi the movable parts for unlocking either of said parts separately at one time and both of' them successively.

6. A vending-machine having two compartments, combined with independent lids for said compartments, and a hand-operated coin-controlled lock for unlocking said. lids successively and for holding them both locked at the same time provided with a single coinslot and a rotary hand-operated disk to receive the coin and adapted to force the successive coins in opposite directions to successively operate the two locks.

7. A vending-machine having two compartments, combined with independent lids for said compartments, and a hand-operated coin-controlled lock for unlocking said lids successively and for holding them botlilocked at the same time, consisting of a sliding locking plate and a rotary coin-disk to move the coin and by it shift the locking-plate, and a frame having key-slots at each end of the sliding plate for the insertion of keys to shift the plate in either direction when locking both the lids.

8. In a vending-machine, a case having two compartments, combined with separate retaining parts for each compartment for retaining the vendible articles within the said compartments, and a coin-controlled locking device to normally lock both of the retaining parts in retaining position or unlock either ol them separately and both successively consisting of a part having a single coin-slot, locking means for the retaining iarts, and a hand-operated part adapted tofreceive and support the coin and move it laterally in either direction to operate the locking means to unlock one of the retaining parts if moved in one direction and unlock the other retaining p art if moved in the other direction.

In testimony o'l which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JAMES W. PATTERSON.

Witnesses E. M. VAN LooN, JAMES COGAN. 

